diff --git a/build/toolbase/gotoolchain/toolchain_test.go b/build/toolbase/gotoolchain/toolchain_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b93d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/toolbase/gotoolchain/toolchain_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package gotoolchain
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGoToolRuns(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(Go, "version")
+	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to run `go version`: %q, %v", string(out), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGorootContainsRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	rootfile := path.Join(Root, "ROOT")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(rootfile); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ROOT not found in %s", Root)
+	}
+}